# Iran’s president denies threatening to resign during talks over Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/12975

- The Guardian, 2026-08-04 18:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/irans-president-denies-threatening-to-resign-during-talks-over-strait-of-hormuz

> Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has rejected claims that he repeatedly threatened to resign while facing hardline opposition to a settlement with the US over the Strait of Hormuz. He also dismissed suggestions of an internal split. Iran’s hardline Assembly of Experts has described negotiations with Washington as futile. The US and Europe hope an agreement to reopen the strait is close and are pressing Oman to accept a temporary arrangement. Officials in Muscat fear the proposed route could leave Iran with near-permanent dominance of the vital oil shipping channel.

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